Acts 13:29
in Acts 13When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
KJV
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
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This verse in Acts 13
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
They took him down ... - That is, it was done by the Jews. Not that it was done by those who put him to death, but by Joseph of Arimathea, and by Nicodemus, who were Jews. Paul is speaking of what was done to Jesus by the Jews at Jerusalem; and he does not affirm that the same persons put him to death and laid him in a tomb, but that all this was done by Jews. See Joh 19:38-39.
This site's exposition
The people of Jerusalem
on Acts 13:27-29
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, Paul says, placing the ignorance in Jerusalem, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets. Though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed, as all four Gospels record. When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they laid Him in a tomb, so the cross fulfilled what was written.
This site's exposition
they took Him down from the tree
Tree recalls Deuteronomy 21:23, the curse on one hanged on a tree, which Paul applies to the cross at Galatians 3:13. Peter used the same word at 5:30 and 10:39. Joseph of Arimathea, who buried Him, sat on the council.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"And when they had fulfilled all that was written of Him, they took Him down from the tree, and laid Him in a sepulchre." "By condemning Him, they fulfilled the voices of the prophets." Then again from the Scriptures. And observe also, as one moved by the Spirit Himself, he continually preaches the Passion, the Burial. "Having taken Him down from the tree." Observe, what a great point they make of this. He speaks of the manner of His death. Moreover they bring Pilate conspicuously forward, that the fact of the Passion may be proved by the mention of the tribunal by which he was condemned, but at the same time, for the greater impeachment of those His crucifiers, seeing they delivered Him up to an alien. And he does not say, They made a complaint against Him, but, "They desired, though having found no cause of death in Him, that He should be slain." "And when they had fulfilled all that was written of Him." Observe what a point he makes of showing that the whole thing was a Divine Dispensation. See, by saying what did they persuade men? By telling them that He was crucified? Why, what could be less persuasive than this? That He was buried - by them to whom it was promised that He should be salvation? that He who was buried forgives sins, yea, more than the Law has power to do?
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Their very condemning him, innocent as he was, proves that they understood not the prophecies concerning him. They fulfilled all things that were written of him - So far could they go, but no farther.
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him,....
The preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles at their request, and upon the Jews' refusal of it, wherein the apostles justified themselves against the displeasure which the Jews conceived at it, and God owned them,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
children . . . of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God--Gentile proselytes. to you is the word of this salvation sent--both being regarded as one class, as "the Jew first," to whom the Gospel was to be addressed in the first instance.
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1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
They took him down from the tree - The apostle passes rapidly over several circumstances of his death, that he might establish the fact of his resurrection.
The words behind it
15 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὡς | hos | When | G5613 → | 500 times |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ἐτέλεσαν | etelesan | they had finished | G5055 → | |
| πάντα | panta | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| τὰ | ta | the [things] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| περὶ | peri | about | G4012 → | 332 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| γεγραμμένα, | gegrammena | written, | G1125 → | 189 times |
| καθελόντες | kathelontes | having taken [Him] down | G2507 → | 8 times |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → | 640 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ξύλου | xulou | tree | G3586 → | 20 times |
| ἔθηκαν | ethekan | they put [Him] | G5087 → | 100 times |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| μνημεῖον. | mnemeion | a tomb. | G3419 → |
ὡςWhen
hosG5613 →500 times
δὲthen
deG1161 →2765 times
ἐτέλεσανthey had finished
etelesanG5055 →
πάνταall
pantaG3956 →1235 times
τὰthe [things]
taG3588 →19766 times
περὶabout
periG4012 →332 times
αὐτοῦHim
autouG846 →5565 times
γεγραμμένα,written,
gegrammenaG1125 →189 times
καθελόντεςhaving taken [Him] down
kathelontesG2507 →8 times
ἀπὸfrom
apoG575 →640 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
ξύλουtree
xulouG3586 →20 times
ἔθηκανthey put [Him]
ethekanG5087 →100 times
εἰςin
eisG1519 →1755 times
μνημεῖον.a tomb.
mnemeionG3419 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 19:28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
it leads to
- Psalms 69:21
They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
- Psalms 22:15
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
- John 19:30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
- Psalms 69:21
Through
John 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
it leads to
- John 17:4
I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
- Philippians 2:8
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
- Colossians 2:14–17
having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
- John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
- John 17:4
Where this verse is studied
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About Acts
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on Acts; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles; John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 29; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.